Today I returned to a practice that I have not done for a couple months now. The last few mornings I have been waking about an hour before the alarm and restlessly trying to get back to sleep. Last night I made the commitment to myself that if I woke before 5:30 am I would take that as a sign to get up and begin my morning yoga practice that I have let fall away. This morning as I woke, feeling still in need of several hours sleep, I noticed my clock said 5:24 am. I had the choice to roll back over or to accept this sign and keep my commitment to myself. I got up. I went into my special room with the rain beating on the windows and skylights and unrolled my mat. As I began moving through the different poses, flowing through my old routine I was surprised to find my energy quickly returning. In just 15 minutes I felt refreshed and ready to start the day! This is something I have known for years and yet I go in cycles of making it a daily practice for a while and then falling away from it and returning once again.
I'm grateful to return to this practice. I'm grateful for the way yoga made me feel this morning. I'm grateful to listen to the signs and sounds around me. I'm grateful to keep my commitment to myself today. I'm actually grateful for the musical sound the rain played on the skylights to accompany my practice this morning. I'm grateful for that quiet time to myself before the rest of the house wakes. I'm grateful to feel more in-tune with my body, mind, spirit, and nature. And I'm grateful to listen to more guidance from my body on how to bring it back to full balance.
What is your body telling you? While mine felt like it was saying it needed more sleep, it also needs more movement and activation. What commitments can you make to yourself? What can you add to your daily or weekly routine to bring balance? May today bless you with awareness of your own body's needs. May you open your ears and heart to taking care of yourself. Have a beautiful day and a wonderful weekend!
I'm grateful to return to this practice. I'm grateful for the way yoga made me feel this morning. I'm grateful to listen to the signs and sounds around me. I'm grateful to keep my commitment to myself today. I'm actually grateful for the musical sound the rain played on the skylights to accompany my practice this morning. I'm grateful for that quiet time to myself before the rest of the house wakes. I'm grateful to feel more in-tune with my body, mind, spirit, and nature. And I'm grateful to listen to more guidance from my body on how to bring it back to full balance.
What is your body telling you? While mine felt like it was saying it needed more sleep, it also needs more movement and activation. What commitments can you make to yourself? What can you add to your daily or weekly routine to bring balance? May today bless you with awareness of your own body's needs. May you open your ears and heart to taking care of yourself. Have a beautiful day and a wonderful weekend!
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